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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

How ths Alaakn ndian Distlnl : v1llsln-
Oas DRINK from Molaase<
During : course Of years.
ing with the Russian occupation Of the
country. before the cession of the prov
inces to the United States, and subse-
quent TO that time. men Of our country
found . lucrative business in the sale
Of sugar and molasses to the Alaska In
dams From these two substances they
make q drink which they call hooche-
moo, and il Is just q little worse than
the lowest grade Of Hester street whis-
KY In fact, il is almost pure alcohol,
slightly d~iscolorcd. The Indians man
ufacfurc it for their own consumption.
and for the use Of their friends. but il
i rarely sold by them 70 one another.
They make . sort Of = mash from mo
lasSes and dirty brown sugar. This
they put into = large caldron over 4
slow fire. Some Of them have consid-
cradle acknowledgement and they
make q crude sort Of = still out Of tin.
The pieces are cut out for the worm,
one Indian holds them in place. while
another with q bar Of solder and = hot
iron fastens them together. They
patch on piece after piece until they
have completed = rude sort Of worm,
and then their still Il ready. They nm
derstand the process Of the condensa-
ton Of the vapor in the worm and know
how to get the distillation out 81 IL.
Then they double and triple distiIl this
product. and in the end have . liquor
that you or I would not dare to drink,
unless We wanted At once 70 experience
all the horrors 81 dclirium Ssemcns.
The stun i simply terrific in - power.
When the process Of manufacture Il
completed they store Il away in bottles
for use. The hoochenoc il distilled
only in the most inaccessible parts IL
Alaska. rs the sale o. large quantities
81 sugar or molasscs In the more thick
" settled portions Of the conntry Il
prohibited. and Indians who arsknown
TO possess quantities Of either ccmmod-
ity ! closely watched. -Brcokiyn
Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04
POPULAR SCIENCE.


The Human Eye - 10 Appears 20 : Texaa
Philosopher.
The eye is . very sensitive subject to
touch upon, as you discover when it Is
switched with q whisk broom or
punched with the end Of an umbrella
Noah Webster. who spells it with but
one letter, says / is . personal pronoun.
and personal matters should always be
treated with great delicacy.
The eye was held in such great
esteem by the ancients that they ele-
waited it to the rank Of q deity. and
My eyer was . favorite exclamation
Of profane Roman youths
Demosthencs placed great confidence
in the power Of the eye. Being asked
one day how it was hat he contrived
TO subdue tumultuous assemblies 50
easily, he replied, with q cunning wink
Its all in my eye" 1t will thus be
seen that this peculiar expression Of
the eye can boast . classic origin.
1t has puzzled moderns q good deal
to determine who Betty Martin was.
but the most rational conclusion Is
that she was q female oculist who
astonished the ancient mariners by her
successful name Of treating an in
flamation in the eye Of the wind. hence
sailors expressed their establishment BY
exclaiming: MY eye and Betty Mar
tinr'
The eye is Of varied shape. color and
expression. II is most prominent with
egotistical people, which does not in
clude the blind. because with them the
~ il continually out Of sight 1t is :
popularity Of the eye that il can look
= variety Of colors. no matter what its
own individual color may be.
Black eyes can look blue, blue eyeA
look dark. brown eyes look green. and
bright eyes look blank II necessary.
Even very dull eyes may learn BY *
p~erience to ''look sharp"
1t Is related that the various organs
Of sense once fell into . dispute as to
which was Of the most Importance.
The ayes and noe were taken to ascer-
tain the sense Of the meeting. and tho
ayes had it by one majority. there b.
ing two eyes to one nose.
False eyes are not all made Of glass
to supply the place Of those that have
been destroyed. You may look into
false eyes every day that have sight
and intelligence, and hear false signs,
too, for that matter, but that you can
not help. Try. however, to avoid look
ing out Of false eyes--7ezas Sl7iSgs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

changed their route. This. with ~
Indifference shown BY the other parry
owning half The town. discouraged my
husband. and. after about three and .
half years spent IN the most delightful
country in the world. we decided %
return "a our old home hear occa-
sionally from there. Our little town
grew very large. but the lake
that then only knew . ano now haa
IL steamboats, and some places that
contained but one home when we left
are now large cities. and have che
finest institutions in the State.
There = gentlemen now living IN
Chicago. whom ! have never met since
they partook q u hospitality, who
win readily recognise this picture Of
our cabin home in the woodA-Cni
caQ0 Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

Montreal has adopted scientific
temperance teaching and introduced
The Pathfinder series into her public
schools
The most important feature Of
mission work In India. At present, and
in fact. al the leading mission fields.
ID the raising up Of an educated minis
Try. -Christion Union.
DIR. Henry J. Morton. who recent
u. after ffty-six years connection
with St. James Protestant Episcopal
Church In Philadelphia, resigned. has
been appointed rector emeritus Of tho
church. with the same salary that ho
had - rector.
Princeton College b 10 have =
woman's annex" The requirements
for admission and curriculum will be
the same a. in the university. Il will
be known - Evelyn College, and will
be under the Presidency Of Rev. Dr.. J.
II. McIlvaine.
For years II has been the unwrit-
ten law Of the school in Dunbarton, N.
H.. that the boys who attended should
take turns in building and looking
after the fires. They have recently
struck against that sort Of work, and
insist that il is time that the Board Of
Education hired some one to do il.
The evangelists Of the Synod Of
Kentucky. Of the Southern Prcsbyteri-
an Church. Rev. Messrs. Hopper and
Evans. report that through their efforts
during the last year there have been
about five hundred conversions, accom-
panied by . great increase Of zeal
among Christians in the churches.
The last report Of the international
Committee Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association makes the startling
assertion that seventy-five per cent. Of
the young men Of this country are
never e inside Of any church; that
only fifteen per cent. Of them a be
called church-goers. and that but five
per cent. are communicates. n. y.
Witness.
Rev Father Matthew Harkins.
pastor Of St. James Church at Boston.
Mass. has been appointed Bishop Of
the Diocese Of Providence, to fill the
vacancy caused by the decease If
Bishop Thomas +. Hendricken. by the
consistory at Rome The newly APP
pointed Bishop is a native Of Boston. is
only thirty-seven years Of age, and has
been ordained fifteen years.-Boston
T~.-w
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04


Italian, French and German cooks. and Yankee
TO satisfy ms appetite. alas. have vainly tried.
For III their akin and knowledge. backed b.
lots Of money. too.
Can not produce such cooking = ny mother
used 70 %.
Her pumpkins. mince md appls piss. two inches
thick q least
Are SIN % me IN memory : sweet perpetual
Dast.
uer puddIrcs. bread ana biscuit pure and
lighter than tho nov
I dream about, but never eat no matter where
Igo.
But Of the many dainties that my mother used
! think her homemade crullers nearly always
took the cake.
1 yet can see her making them. her hands vim
hour white,
While round her stood ~ children small.
a-watching with delight
beside the stove an earthen pot stood ready %
win sralisn IN fantastic shapes and seausa-
fully Drowned;
nut iii four naughty boys were nlled. who
rocked 'em smoking hot.
Dear, patient mother toiled in vain 70 MI the
cruilcr pot
she'd make Us each . cruller man, with legs
and arms and head.
which we, like little cannibals. devourcd up IN
bed:
And in the mornings early, while the rest we're
fast asleep.
-Four little ghosts in night-eowns TO the cruilcr
pot would creep.
Don't talk 70 me OF cooking. There Is none in
all the earth
That can compare with mother's. Now realize
its worth.
And quite often in my revcries her crullcn
taste again.
And scramble with my brothers for those funny
crullcr men,
III G. Dodge. IN Coodairs sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

-Customer-"Are you sure this
bread is fresh, baker?" Fresh Baker
"Well, l should say so-it's to-mor.
rows"
m. l.. Holbrook has written . book
on "How to Strengthen the Memory"
He omits the most fashionable Of
strengtheners-that Of tying a string
about the forefinger.-Lye.
-Colored Hunter--"Hold on dar.
Abe! You'll strain dat gun fus' thing
you know. tryin' ter shoot dat duck 50
far Of. an de weepon nebber will be no
mo- 'count."-7e ras Sittings.
The Household says: 1.-THE rom
ing girl will walk five miles . day"
Now. il we only knew where the com
ing girl started from we could md out
when she would get here.-NeW Haven
Ncsrs.
The Industrious Damscl--
A damsel who knew how 70 knit
For hours with her needle would ksil
And the stockings she knitted
Were handsome and knitted
Without ever wrinkling : kbit.
NJ. boston Courier.
First Knight Of Labor-ssWhat do
you suppose Smith said the first time he
saw that baby Of hisP" Second
Knight-ssGive it up. What did be
say?" First Knight Let's make .
knight Of il. '"-Burlington Free Press.
Expressive. Mr.. Livingston Van
Ripper (of New York)-sMay have the
pleasure Of part Of the next waltz, Miss
Frankfort" Miss Frankfort (whose
father owns a Kentucky stock farm)-
Thanks. awfully, but I've darnced 90
much. I'm most foundered. Puck.
-Nlistress-ssThe coffee il 90 strong
this morning that it's absolutely bitter.
Kathleen" Maid-.Yes ma'am. tn
policeman an this bate do BE- com
plainin' Nv tn wakeness AZ il all win
ter. an durin' tn cowld wither cook =
afther humorin' IT, poor fellow : bit"
-7yd-Biks.
will he on Hand. -Gentleman-"1
am sorry. Uncle Rastus, that I can't do
any thing for you this morning, but
charity. you know, begins At home"
Uncle Rastus-"All right, Mr.. Smif-
all right, sab. Ill call round 1t your
house bout seven dis ebcnin'. sah."-
Hdrpcr's Bazar.
-"A full-blooded Indian has been
ordained . deacon in : church 1t Min
neapolis." We find this item in : good
many Of our exchanges, and the fact
that no one Of them has taken advan-
tage Of il to suggest that the new dear
con must DO . 10 churchman speaks
volumes for the sclf-restraint Of the
American paragrapher.-N. Y. Tribune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04
FEALTY 10 HoME.

= Feeling which Dws1ns - The Heart q
Almost Every Humaa DBelng.
A singular story Of homesickness Il
told in = book. long since published,
containing "reminiscences Of an old
town in Delaware. The facts Of the
incident are well authenticated.
A young man. the son Of a small
planter. who had always lived at home,
was i'll with consumption. and was
urged by his physicians to visit the
West Indies. The lad opposed the
voyage vehemently. insisting that the
only happiness left To him was to re-
main during his few days Of life in the
home which was 50 dear to him. But
his friends, anxious to try this last 70
source. overruled him. He was taken
to Cuba. and while there grew worse
50 rapidly that at his urgent cntreaty
he was carried on board a sailing YES
sci and started for home. He sank
slowly. and though he was willing "a
die he prayed increasingly that God
would spare him until he reached home.
Only to see the old room again.
with the fire burning on the hearth. and
to hear mother speak to me once more~
he cried.
The shin reached the D outside Of
Delaware BAY. and there encountered
a storm. In the midst OF the terror and
confusion. Il was thought by his friends
that the boy died. Thirty-six hours
after his supposed death. the vessel
made mort. and his BODY was taken
home, and laid on the bed in the old
room. A fire burned on the hearth,
and his mother bent over him. As she
sobbcd out his name. the color came
to his face. his eyes opened aud he
whispered: .Home"
He lived until the next day.~ saws
the old chronicles. s.Nfany persons now
living can testify Of this miraculous an.
swer TO PRAYER A cataleptic trance.
induced by terror during the storm. viii
explain the s.miracle.-
An even more touch;no story va,
that Of one q the Ponca Indians. a civ.
ilized tribe. Who bv an order from the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

formed i WAS : loon. = bird that no
one ate.
! forgot 70 state thar my husband
staid over In town All day. only coming
10 stay with ~ n night One evening
when he came he said there was Z
rumor that the Sioux Indians were kill
ing the settlers We both passed .
very uneasy night. In the morning he
left saying: II will ascertain the truth
and rome and tell YOU" He had only
been gone . short time when he return
Cd. saying: 1T = true. Get ready
quick" Hastily tied on bonnets. and
in = short time we were fleeing TO
town. while. in imagination. / saw an
Indian behind every tree. When we
reached town the men were In groups
talking over what was best TO be done.
Husband sent out two couriers, one 20
St. Peter % learn the worst. and the
other TO All the settlements near, say-
ing Il they would come with their fam
lilies and build : stockade around his
house he had plenty Of provisions for
all; also guns and ammunition. Thanks
70 the trading qualities Of the Indians
he had secured some thirty or more
guns, and had also several ~reyolvers.
Not n responded to his offer. but
all wished to buy q gum He said: Il
have no guns for sale. but you
are welcome TO use them IL you stay
here" The men with families. and
some without. began fleeing to St.
Paul. The news from ST. Peter was
not encouraging. and at length my
husband said: s.What shall il be? Shall
we stay or go?" l answered: IAN we
have in the world is here. We will
stay and defend it," I learned after
ward that ! was the only woman in the
country around Us that stayed
Husband then called the men Of the
town together. and while they were
deyising means Of defense I nodded
bullets II was arranged that when
danger threatened all were TO run TO
our house. In the meantime boards
were gotten ready 70 barricade the
door and windows The ammunition
was all placed upstairs. where. N the
slightest alarm. ! and the children we're
to 90. ! was also instructed how TO
supply them with powder. shot and
bullets The men all assembled every
night at our house. where they re-
manned till morning. Each gun and
revolver was loaded and in readiness
Our quiet little home presented a
strange appearance, with guns stand
ing around like an arsenal. and the
floor strewn with boards. hatchets.
axes and nails Never shall / forget
those days Of fear and dread. not
knowing whether another day would
find Us living
One night we had quite 4 fright. All
the men had assembled but one. He
had 4 store. and. thinking the danger
over. decided to stay in his own house
He was the owner Of a rifle. and
thought he could defend himself About
ten o'clock we were all startled by ter
rife screams. that seemed 70 draw
nearer Every IN sprang to his feet,
All murmurinv with one breath ssthe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-04

~ A~A
us is at home" happened just then
% let my eyes light on some water
lilies near ~. when one Of the buds
opened and We heard the same report
why" said ]. II think its the water
lilies" Sure enough n each bud burst
in bloom the same report was heard.
but il hal taken away all our desire for
fishing that day.
AT another time We were frightened
by the appearance Of : strange band Of
Indians They proved to be : party Of
Indians with . paper stating that they
were : harmless band who had permis-
sion 70 leave the reservation and visit
the towns e to amuse the people
with their dances They were given IN
empty house. and all went TO see them
that evening. myself included. kept
thinking all the time that perhaps it
was = use to get the people together
and massacre them. The idea became
% strongly impressed on my mind that
I stole out before the first dance va
finished. glad 70 get back to the bed
side Of my sleeping little ones. NY
husband laughed when I told him Of
my fears, and said they would have had
to kill - with their dead snakes and
musicM Instruments, - they had %
other weapons with them
We had now IN the town : hotel.
clearinghouse. and several stores. and
there seemed every prospect u success.
but unfortunately the Indian excite
ment had put = stop % emigration.
and particularly . large train Of come
eight or ten families who were on their
way % join v. on learning the danger.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-23

Here is mn accurate picture of-whom do
YOU SUPPOSE A Fifth avenue nursomaid.
Where i, her white capt She doesn't wear
any. And her apron. That Is gone, too.
How, then, is she to he distinguished from
pretty girls who are not service BY means
Of her wide white linen collars and cuirs,
Tho fashionable matron concerns herself
arutely about the costuming of the household
servants. just the same ms in clothing her
self, she seeks to keep different and ahead OF
the multitude.
White caps and aprons on children's
nurses have become common. Therefore the
swell mother sends her offspring out for an
airing with n newly dressed servitor. This
young person is clad plainly but neatly. Her
bonnet is stylish, her bodice is fitted like a
glove her skirts are gracefully draped, and
her feet arc in French heeled CATERS; but
conspicuous badges Of her mental calling ar,
dead white collar and equally clean bu,
glossless cuffs. These impart the desired
smgularity, and at the same time are new
New York Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-23

In England there is a strictly observed
etiquette which defines the depth of mourn
ing to be worn in any relationship and the
time of its continuance. In our country all
this i, so much n matter of personal option rs
TO become quite perplcxug. Trustworthy
authority informs questioners in regard to
widows mourning, that for the first twelve
months the dress and mantle must hc of Hen
rictte cloth or homba2ine. The widows cap
must be worn for II year and a day and for
that time only The bonnet should he entirely
of crepe with widows cap tackled inside,
and is worn with crepe veil with deep
hem. Crepe cloth is II good material for Il
walking or rough dress. After twelve months
have passed and the widows capis laid aside,
silk, heavily trimmed with crepe, may be
worn for six months, when the crepe may be
senshly lshtencd, and jet fringe or pas
samcnteries used After another three
months crepe may he discarded, and at the
enl of two years half mourning may he worn
for four or five months, the change to gray
md lilac being made gradually For tn
first year the widow should accept no invita-
lions, and il is in the worst possible taste for
her to he seen in places of public resort After
the first year she may gradually resum" her
place in society Thus it will be seen that the
longest period Of mourning for widow is
three years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-23
Drirlit's Disease.

In nm article referring to Brisht's disease,
Scmmola, of Naples, emphasizes the remark
able sensibility Of the skin Of sufferers from
this trouble to variations Of temperature,
Such patients are exceedingly sensitive to
cold, and he would not allow them to come in
contact with it in any preventah!e way. VIC
lent massage and mg scular exercise he diSap-
proves Of, as well ms of cold baths, Each
produces too great shock and depression, The
hygienic treatment advised is to live in dry
and equablc climate. to entirely avoid ex-
poSurc or going out in severely cold weather.
and, rather than venture ont for exercise into
u temperature below lSor 20 deSs, c., to prac-
tice mild indoor gymnastics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-23
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
Mysterious Ailmcnts.-Dright's Disease
4 Foreign Invention.


"a mysterious dispensation OF Providence,
truly" remarked lady, returning from tho
funeral Of third victim TO dphthcria, IN one
and the same house. "IIumph,' replied her
companion, providence indeed Mr.. Blank S
cellar is full of rotting potatoes"
When cpilemics Of diphthcria ard the Ike
break out in cities, they are usually attrlhnted
10 faulty sewerage, bad conditions OF t'ne-
monts, etc When occurring in the country
the supposed abode Of pure air and pure
watcr-their origin is 10 great many minds
mysterious "Mr, Blanks potatoes how
ever, would account for n good many cases,
In addition to this cause might be mentioned
the contamination Of the water supply by
bad relation Of the well TO the cess pool and
other excavations; or even its contamination
from surface drainage, Toward the end OF
the winter we are accustomed to near OF the
ravagcs Of diphthcria in isolated households,
in country neighborhoods and in villages. IL
is then that the filth that has been frozen up
all winter is put into solution and carried by
heavy rains into the well or the neighboring
stream from which water for household use is
drawn-the pure, limpd brook Of the poets,
From such a well or brook people I'LL their
systems with the germs Of disease, Ignorance
or disregard Of sanitary precautions Is TOO
often the mysterious something that brings
sudden sickness and death 10 households
with tho coming Of spring, gentle spring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-23
A Com posite CITY Indeed.

New York claims $50, 600 German residents
and ranks the second German city Of the
world, Berlin being the first. What nation
atty is New York, One is tempted. to digress
and ask the question. Everybody knows It lie
the principal Irish city in the world. There
are n good many people living in Young Italy,
and on Sunday night about o'clock. II you
stand on Twenty fourth street, near belmont
cos, you will believe You are in Paris, because
every passer by is talking French II n pic.
ture of representative Gothamite were
called for il would have to be composite"
picture and one would have to awaken to the
fact that although there is n true Bostonian
there is no true New Yorker. or, rather that
there are eleven Of them. lIi~hnan, German,
Frenchman, Pole and other foreigners. Us
well as half dozen of American types, would
have to sit for the picture Of the true New
Yorker, each individual influencing the
others and being influenced by all Of them,
with l., suit n interesting rs uncanny. IL is
possible to take composite picture, and such
a picture rs the one imagined above ought to
bc taken to give clear idea of the future
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